48-2914. Nine member board of directors in certain districts; adoption of nine member board after organization

A. When a proposed irrigation district includes twenty-five thousand or more acres of land and the petition proposing the district requests that the district have a board of directors of nine members, the board of supervisors shall nominate three or more qualified electors in each of the three divisions of the proposed district to be voted for as directors from the division. Such a district shall not elect any directors at large.

B. Irrigation districts including twenty-five thousand or more acres of land and organized and divided prior to March 18, 1931 into three divisions with one director elected from each division may by resolution of the board of directors provide for the election thereafter of three qualified electors as directors from each division. The additional directors shall be elected at the next regular election thereafter. Such a district shall not elect any directors at large.

C. At the first election held under the provisions of subsection B two directors shall be elected in two of the divisions of the district, and three in the division in which an election for director would have otherwise been held.

D. Immediately after holding the first election under this section, and the election and qualification of directors, the directors shall divide themselves into three classes. Directors of the first class shall hold office for a term of three years, directors of the second class for a term of two years, and directors of the third class for a term of one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Directors whose terms would have otherwise expired at the next regular election shall, if elected at the first election held under this section, belong to the first class. Directors holding office for unexpired terms shall be assigned to appropriate classes dependent upon the period of their unexpired terms. All others shall be assigned to classes by lot.

E. Thereafter at each regular election one director shall be elected each year in each division, and shall hold office for a term of three years and until his successor is elected and qualifies.

F. A board of directors may, under this section, fill vacancies until the next election.